Salem man charged with killing teen in crash now accused of sexually abusing minor

A 33-year-old Salem man accused of driving while intoxicated, killing a minor passenger and seriously injuring three others in a collision now faces new charges alleging he sexually abused a minor.

The Marion County District Attorney’s Office charged Christopher J. Atkinson on July 2 with two counts of second-degree sexual abuse.

The charges allege that Atkinson subjected a person to sexual intercourse without their consent on two separate occasions in March, according to court documents.

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